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Mackenzie Kincaid
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    • Today I’m Researching…
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    • The Writer’s Guide to Horses
    • Recommended Reading
  • About & Contact
    • Support Me

How to Write Horses

Advice and tips for writing horses that feel authentic to your readers, whether they’re experienced horse people or complete novices.

  • How to Write Horses: Equine Archetypes

    by Mac August 14, 2020

    Writing the horses in your stories as individuals will help them seem more authentic to your reader. Here are 7 equine archetypes to get you started!

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  • A Writer’s Guide to Horse Noises

    by Mac September 28, 2018

    A video-annotated guide to the most common horse noises, plus when and why horses make those sounds, to help you write more authentic equines in your works of fiction.

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  • 4 Things Writers Get Wrong About Knights & Their Horses

    by Mac September 12, 2018

    The movies have lied to us yet again. This time, we’re digging in to common misconceptions about knights and their horses in medieval Europe.

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  • 5 Things The Movies Get Wrong About Horses

    by Mac June 27, 2018

    You might be tempted to base the horses in your books on what you’ve seen in the movies. Here are five reasons why you shouldn’t.

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  • How to Write Horses: The Terminology Trap

    by Mac August 31, 2017

    A lot of advice about writing horses boils down to using a few technical terms and calling it a day. Here’s why that advice will come back to bite you, and how you can use technical terms to enrich your story instead of sabotaging it.

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